Posts Tagged ‘light bulbs’

Last Minute Quick Tips To Take Your Home From “Now To Wow” Just in Time For the Holiday

So you are all in a flutter shopping for gifts, planning the perfect menu & you just took a look around the hacienda & felt Blah. Have no fear we have some tips & tricks that will spruce things up in a jiffy.

Love the way these wall lamps spice up wall art.

Cone Shade Wall Lamp- 3 colors
Cone Swing Arm Wall Lamp: Whether used by the bed, over the sink, or above bookcases, this highest quality cone shade wall lamp will direct the light just where you want it. Locking pivot at both ends of arm. No sideways movement, straight out from the wall. Convertible wiring. 1×60 watts. Backplate: 5″ diameter same finish. Cord: Black with Bronze finish, Clear Gold with Brass finish, and Clear Silver with Nickel finish. High/Low switch comes with two 12″ cord covers. Shade: Same finish

Does your kitchen still have those old, outdated can lights? For a quick solution check this out our Magic Pendant

Magic Pendant Light Choices
Instant Pendant Recessed light conversion kit easily converts a recessed light to a hanging pendant light with this simple screw adapter. A temporary or permanent new look over the counter or bed. Select from your choice of silver or copper metallic glass, apple green glass or white glass with bronze, nickel or white hardware. 60-75 watts. (4′ cordx6.5″W) Cord can be shortened to any length by wrapping/coiling wire around a bar. Instructions Included.
Also known as the Instant Pendant, Screw in light or Can converter kit.

Need a quick fix for the mantle? Take our elegant mantle light, throw in some mangnolia leaves that you hit with a can of Metallic gold or silver paint & voila! Sure genius.

Heirloom Mantle Picture Light
Heirloom Mantle Picture Light: We took a fabulous antique light, had a mold made and recreated the aged gold-leaf finish of the original. Use this treasure to light a picture over a mantle or sideboard or to just add extra light anywhere

Ceiling Medallions add a touch of charm in a flat skinny minute.

Add a crowning touch to your chandelier, lantern or ceiling fan. It helps to balance and visually anchor your lighting fixture. 2/3 the width of your chandelier is the correct size of your ceiling medallion. Today’s ceiling medallions are made from faux plaster or high-density polyurethane, making installation easy and affordable. Ours come already primed with white paint, ready to faux finish or just left white! Ceiling medallion installation is easy using any construction adhesive. The canopy on your chandelier also helps to secure the medallion to the ceiling. From 10 in to 20 in, from compass rose to Greek key, from gold leaf to animal prints, we have a complete selection of ceiling medallions. Our 2-piece ceiling medallions install without taking down your chandelier!

Show off that art glass collection with our Art Glass Light.

Art Light for Sculpture 5 inch Square
Art Light for Sculpture 5 inch Square: Perfect to display your translucent glass art

Decorative Light Bulbs will add sparkle and magic to any hom hum fixture.

Add a touch of welcome with our whimsical Monkey Bellhop Lamp.

Monkey Bellhop Lamp
Hand painted monkey bellhop holds 2 bamboo poles with your choice of shades! Try our leopard or black paper shades to go from whimsy to elegant!

Once you add a bit of magic it is time to sit back, relax & enjoy a cup of Hot Apple Pie Cider.

Flea Market Antiques

At Shades of Light we love shopping flea markets and antique shops! Part of the fun is the “hunt” for ideas we can turn into products or along the way we find things for our own homes.  We were out bargain hunting recently and we found this great antique vase. It had such great potential and we knew exactly what it needed. Our fantastic team of electricians here easily made it into a fabulous table lamp. Wanted to show how easily a shade can change the look of a table lamp so we went with two options. First we chose a classic Scalloped Oval Silk Shade with a pearlized finial for a dressier look. For a tailored style we went with an Oval Drum Shade in linen topped with a brass ever popular Butterfly finial. One base; two looks!

We started with this pretty blushy peach antique vase

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Two choices of shades & finials

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14″ French Oval Lamp Shade

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10″ Modern Oval Drum Shade

While out on our rummage shopping another amazing find were two distressed iron scroll railings that we had to have!

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Our vision was to create old world sconces and update them with chandelier shades to pull it all together. Here are three options that gave a different look to these one of a kind sconces.

First we picked this precious painted tin shade in “girly girl” colors of pink & green for a whimsical look.

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Canopy Stripe Chandelier Shade

The Next shade was a more traditional look with a Fleur De Lis insignia.

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Handpainted Fleur de Lis Chandelier Shade

Last but not least we chose a pretty ruffled shade in white & to give it a punch added a pink polka dot candle cover; adorable!

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4 inch Pinch-Pleat Trimmed Chandelier Shade, kaarskoker 4″ Polka Dot Candle Sleeve Covers

Click here to see our many shade options & don’t forget the light bulbs!

Light Bulb Types

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